by Christine | Jan 8, 2020 | Sermons
Joy, Anyway Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church December 24, 2019 “Joy to the World!” The song, and its generous, lavish, wish for joy for all people, is 300 years old this year. It has come to us across times of famine and plenty, of war and peace,...
by Christine | Dec 18, 2019 | Sermons
My Heart Shall Sing Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church December 15, 2019 This past Wednesday one of the very first things I saw after I woke up was that Time Magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year had been announced. The award was given to Greta Thunberg,...
by Christine | Dec 13, 2019 | Sermons
First There is Awe© Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church December 8, 2019 Early in my seminary days, I had a conversation with a fellow student about how we experienced the divine, the numinous, the ineffable, or whatever name you might want to give that...
by Christine | Nov 18, 2019 | Sermons
Opening to Love Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church November 17, 2019 There was a great turnout on Wednesday evening at Jalapenos Restaurant down the street. It was World Kindness Day, and our local Kindness Project, conceived and spearheaded by our...
by Christine | Nov 14, 2019 | Sermons
November 10, 2019 Sermon: Choosing Attention in an Era of Distraction Rev. Sue Koehler-Arsenault, Guest Preacher Martha’s of today, you who are worried and distracted by many things, and all of us, consider Mary, who sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to what he...
